Treatment for insect sting allergies depends on how bad your reaction is. Most of the time, you can treat mild allergic reactions with home care. Try cold packs and medicines for pain, swelling, and itching. Most people don't need epinephrine or allergy shots for these mild allergic reactions.
A severe reaction (anaphylaxis)
can be deadly and needs emergency care.
If you have severe reactions, you should carry an allergy kit. It includes antihistamine pills and an epinephrine shot, such as an EpiPen. You may also want to try allergy shots, called immunotherapy, to help prevent worse allergic reactions in the future.
